Overview - 1956 Argentine Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

IV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Season1956
Round
1
Race Number by F1 Championship
49
Grand PrixArgentine Grand Prix
Race Number by Grand Prix
4
CircuitAutodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez)
Race Number by Circuit
4
Laps
98
Race Length
383.376km

Grand Prix

Argentine Grand Prix

First Race1953
Last Race1955

Circuit

Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez)

Circuit Type
Permanent Circuit
Length
3.912km
Turns
13
Elevation
?m
Direction
Clockwise
Track Record
Stirling Moss1:36.9001960 Argentine Grand Prix (Qualifying)
Lap Record
Stirling Moss1:38.9001960 Argentine Grand Prix (Race, Lap 37)

Schedule

?
- Qualifying?
January 22 (Sun)
- Race?

Entries

No.	Driver	Team	Entrant	Constructor	Car	Engine	Note
2	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
4	Jean Behra	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
8	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
10	Chico Landi	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6	Share Driving
10	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6	Share Driving
12	José Froilán González	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
14	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
16	Alberto Uria	Alberto Uria	Alberto Uria	Maserati	Maserati A6GCM/250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6	Share Driving
16	Óscar González	Alberto Uria	Alberto Uria	Maserati	Maserati A6GCM/250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6	Share Driving
18	Robert Manzon	Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Gordini 16	Gordini 23 2.5L L6	Non-Entry (Not present)
20	Élie Bayol	Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	Gordini 32	Gordini 25 2.5L L8	Non-Entry (Not present)
30	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8
32	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8
34	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
36	Peter Collins	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555 2.5L L4
38	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8